Ever thought of moving to Alaska? This thought crosses the minds of many Americans. After all it’s beautiful and one heck of an adventurous escape. If you are sick of your boss and traffic and smog the notion can seem very appealing. But it’s not as simple as just picking up and moving there. Before […]
Traditions of Thanksgiving in Canada
Like all the harvest festivals throughout history, the overt celebration of gratefulness of the Earth’s bounteousness is through a fabulous feast! Gathering up with the family for a day of enjoyment and fellowship is easier in Canada than in many other countries. While the official Thanksgiving Day is on Monday, Canadians […]
Jewelry is synonymous to women. It has been in use since times immemorial. In the olden days when man had no means of displaying fashion in a commercial sense, beads made of wood or stone were used as a fashion statement. With time, the use of jewelry transformed from a mere ‘every day use’ product […]
The history of Claddagh rings is somewhat limited in fact, but it is more fun to review the legends that have grown up around the appearance of this fine example of beautiful craftsmanship representing the themes of loyalty, love, friendship and romance. The mystery whether there was actually a prince who loved a commoner so […]
Christmas festivities and traditions can be traced back to the story of nativity. It is celebrated as the birth of Christ Jesus in Bethlehem. Over the years, various Christmas traditions have accumulated and evolved. Back then, it was just a simple yuletide log, then the beautifully adorned Christmas tree, followed by the snowmen and winding […]
It is a basic notion that during the 1600’s, accurately in the year 1621, the English settlers and the Wampanoag Indians got together and shared a fantastic fall harvest feast to celebrate the bounty from the rich earth. Today this celebratory feast is acknowledged to be one of the first Thanksgiving festivities in the early […]
The advantages of two tone Celtic jewelry
The traditional gold and diamond jewelry display their usual moods and are therefore much in demand today. Nonetheless, those who look for constant changes have a chance to take a pick from the elegant two tone gold jewelry collection. If we talk of two tone gold jewelry, then we […]
Although very different from other gemstone like rubies, diamonds, emeralds, etc. turquoise is respected the world over as a gemstone. It is in fact a mineral that ranges from shades of blue green to blue to greenish-gray. The most attractive and commonly used shade in turquoise jewelry today is the blue. The shades of the […]
A cowboy is no “boy” as it sounds but according to the Webster’s dictionary, a cowboy is “somebody who is hired to take care of the cattle, performing duties on a horseback, particularly in the western United States”. Although the culture has been popularized by many western movies in the past, the cowboy culture still […]
Everyone knows about the Mohawk look; clean shaven on the sides, and a long streak of hair right in the middle. It is a style favored by a lot of celebrities, from movie stars to athletes and of course the fashionable punk rocker. However, if you want to be fashionable without looking like a copycat, […]